Alchemy Preservation Bottle (Revised)

Kerry ignored the fishermen. If they wanted to take advantage, they had to bear the corresponding risks. The fishing boss gave them benefits, so they listened to him. Now that there were no benefits, they came crawling back. If they got to take all the benefits, who would listen to him in the future?

"Don't listen to him. These nobles are only good at bluffing. If we really dump all these jellyfish into the sea, he definitely won't be able to take it." As Greedy Cat Jack spoke, he kicked over five or six wooden barrels on his boat, dumping the jellyfish inside into the sea.

Some of the fishermen were tempted and wavered. On one hand, they wanted to earn more; on the other, they wanted to get rid of their goods as soon as possible.

Kerry despised fence-sitters like this the most, so he dropped another bombshell.

"Oh, right. Since everyone is here, let me make an announcement. The Purple Poison Jellyfish harvesting plan scheduled for next month has been canceled. As for when there will be another opportunity like this for everyone to make money, that will depend on my mood. That's all I have to say. Carry on with your gathering. I need to hurry back for lunch, so goodbye, everyone."

After saying that, he ignored the fishermen, who had erupted into uproar again, and signaled Movie Emperor Uncle to sail back.

"No! You can't leave! We spent all night catching jellyfish for you, and now you're just leaving? Are you screwing with us? Believe it or not, I'll chop you up and feed you to the fish. Don't think I won't dare touch you just because you're a noble. I can hide on some random island for a few years, then come back a real man."

Greedy Cat Jack had miscalculated this time. He had never expected this little lord not to care about the jellyfish at all. He had thought he had Kerry by the throat, only to find he had grabbed a pile of shit instead. The other party simply did not care.

But that was fine. If Kerry did not care about the jellyfish, surely he cared about his own life. He was only Warrior Level 1, and Jack was Warrior Level 1 too. With so many men attacking together, would Kerry not obediently surrender?

"Young master, what should we do? There are violent mobs in this backwater. We still have some money. Should we just give them a little to send them away?" Old butler Carson was startled by Greedy Cat Jack's words, afraid that the young man would act rashly. Though he said they could casually give them some money to dismiss them, it was really blood money.

"Don't panic. Let me think." Kerry was not confident either.

Don't let me die before I even achieve anything. I've only used my Golden Finger once. I haven't even reached the point where an awesome life needs no explanation. How can I die here? Wait, the Golden Finger...

"Jack, give me a few minutes. Let me consider it." After speaking, Kerry ignored the several fishing boats that had already surrounded them—all of them were Jack's men—and sat at the bow with his head lowered toward the sea as if deep in thought.

Greedy Cat Jack believed the little noble was afraid and was weighing the pros and cons, so he did not press him too hard.

After all, he was a noble. As long as he obediently let Jack extort him, Jack did not want to get involved in a lawsuit. No matter how damn impressive you were before, once a knife is held to your throat, won't you still obediently drink my foot-washing water?

Ignoring Greedy Cat Jack's thoughts about raising the amount he would extort by another twenty percent or so, Kerry had already entered the Dimensional Exchange with his mind. There were only around ten minutes before closing. Hopefully, there was enough time.

He first went to Old Baxia's shop and sold the hundred or so barrels of jellyfish that had remained at the dock that morning. Then he would buy Miner No. 5 (General Purpose). He remembered that one of its riot-control settings was to protect the mine owner.

"Dear customer, the additional goods you mentioned were just these less than one thousand jin?" Old Baxia prided himself on being crafty as a ghost, yet he found that he had lost to Kerry on the path of shamelessness.

"Sorry, there was an accident this time. Due to improper storage, this batch of goods spoiled. I couldn't sell you something that wasn't fresh, could I?" Kerry answered with an awkward grin.

"Hehehe, the sorrow of a newcomer. Want to buy a preservation bottle from me?" After learning that this troublesome customer had suffered a huge loss, Old Baxia was somewhat gleeful. Still, a customer losing money indirectly meant he was losing money too, so he decided to recommend Kerry something useful.

The Alchemy Preservation Bottle was an alchemical item from the Alchemy Plane. A low-grade Alchemy Preservation Bottle could extend the freshness period of food stored within it by sixty times. In other words, it could preserve food for sixty days while only one day passed for the items inside.

It had a capacity of 500 cubic meters. [On old Earth, a 40-foot flat-bottom shipping container had internal dimensions of 12.05 m × 2.12 m × 1.96 m, usually carrying a gross weight of 36 tons and occupying 50 cubic meters—equivalent to ten containers.]

Special Note 1: This had originally been a great alchemical invention. Unfortunately, if an intelligent creature entered it, the laws of time inside would wear away its soul and damage its brain. It could only be used as a food preservation device.

Special Note 2: Since the internal space was a large water tank, it was called a preservation bottle rather than a preservation jar. Therefore, it was only suitable for storing aquatic products.

The higher the grade of the Alchemy Preservation Bottle, the longer its preservation time. High-grade ones could preserve food six hundred times longer, meaning six hundred days could be treated as one day.

This was specifically intended for goods that customers needed to preserve for long periods. Basically, every recycling shop sold them; Kerry simply had not noticed before because he had been busy bickering with Old Baxia.

"How many Points?" For Kerry, this item was practically a necessity. Without hesitation, he directly asked the price.

"Three thousand Points. You can check it yourself; they all cost this much. I'm not cheating you this time." Kerry was short on time and had not wanted to haggle, but due to his distrust of Old Baxia's character, he still checked.

After searching, he discovered that the standard version of the Alchemy Preservation Bottle did indeed cost 3,000 Points. However, since it was an Alchemical Product, its quality was not standardized like a production line.

Some had larger capacities, while others had smaller capacities. Given Old Baxia's nature, this was definitely a smaller Alchemy Preservation Bottle.

"The capacity doesn't meet the standard, does it?" Kerry exposed Old Baxia.

"It is a little smaller, but only a little. I'll sell it to you cheap—2,500 Points."

"How much exactly?"

"Three hundred thousand cubic meters."

Kerry sucked in a cold breath. This was no longer merely below standard. This was a damn defective product.

"You old bastard, that's daylight robbery. Two thousand Points, and I'll take it. You can't sell it to anyone else anyway, can you?" Kerry counteroffered.

That was indeed the case. Although this defective item had more than half the capacity of the original standard, defective was defective. Even one with a capacity of around 450,000 cubic meters could only sell for 2,500 Points.

Old Baxia was straightforward as well. It truly could not be sold, so he happily sold it for 2,000 Points.

After buying the low-grade Alchemy Preservation Bottle, Kerry hurried to the stall selling Miner No. 5 (General Purpose). He had no time to haggle. He had paid particular attention to it before; 5,000 Points was slightly expensive, but that was generally the price.

After buying Miner No. 5 (General Purpose), Kerry had fewer than 2,000 Points left. The jellyfish he had just sold had only earned him a few hundred Points.

Points could be exchanged for gold coins at any time, so there was no rush to exchange them while the market was open. Soon, the previously bustling Dimensional Exchange suddenly fell silent. Kerry was the only one left standing there alone, studying Miner No. 5 (General Purpose)'s instructions and precautions.

After gaining a basic understanding of how to use it, Kerry left the Dimensional Exchange and returned to the real world.